2. K20 Advisory Committee Business Meeting October 5, 2009 San Antonio, TX Elwood J. Downing VP, Member Relations, Communications & Professional Learning ejd@merit.edu 734-527-5702 Internet2 Member Meeting

3. Connection Model “Unlimited Bandwidth” “All-You-Can-Eat”

4. Members

5. l Legacy: l Fixed/Burstable Bandwidth l Differentiator: l OnNet/OffNet – 2006, 7/1/07  effective l Connection – 7/1/2010  start l Provisioned Point-to-Point Connections l Changing the conversation: l Broadband = Capacity Planning (Services) l Bandwidth = Connection Models

6. Connection Base l Differentiator l Broadband = Capacity Planning l Bandwidth = Connection l Reviewing Operational Impact l Additional Locations l Middle-mile in the middle of the State affects our BB operational costs l Nov/Dec analysis must be completed l Offering Effective 7/1/2010

7. Ideas l Based on Size (IPEDS, MiED) l # of FTE l # of Students l # of Research Students l # of Research Staff l Network Connection, Devices, Buildings, other components l Would work for Higher Ed and K-12, not for: l Libraries l Healthcare l Non-Profits l Government l Additional Locations/sites??

8. Ideas l Based on Operational Cost l Overhead l Backbone Infrastructure l Equipment Refresh l Cost of Commodity Internet Access l Trend indicates declining, ~25% of traffic is Internet Access l ~8G Total, ~2G is Internet traffic l Peering Operational Cost l Cost of R&E Network l Internet2 Membership Fees (Affiliate and SEGP) l Internet2 Connector (currently share with OARNet l Would work for all Dedicated Affiliate Members l Additional Locations/sites??

9. Goal Portfolio of Revenue! “It is not about the Network!... l Drive the use of the Network!! l Add % component of network expense into network service offerings. l Essentially service revenue supports the operation of the backbone infrastructure minus the R&E network expense..more about how you use it!”

10. Merit’s Portfolio

12. Input/Discussion/Questions